A Cog Railway steam locomotive prepares to accept passengers for the 6,288 feet climb to the summit of Mount Washington. Photos by Beverly Kehe-Rowland After my husband, Fred, and I had had enough of ...

No one has ever thought of cog railways as fast. Stadler and the meter-gauge Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn railway are working to ...

Jan 12, 2025 Jan 12, 2025 Updated Jan 15, 2025 The Mount Washington Cog Railway, which began operating the world’s first mountain-climbing railroad on July 3, 1869, is developing the world’s ...

Conservation officers, volunteers from Androscoggin Valley Search and Rescue (AVSAR), Pemigewassett Valley Search & Rescue ...

Mt. Washington Cog Railway: Climbing to the Clouds is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon ...

Cog railways are a somewhat unusual way of train locomotion, typically only installed when a train needs to climb steep terrain. Any grade above about 10% needs the extra traction since the ...

Stadler & the Matterhorn Gotthard Railway (MGBahn) have unveiled what they claim to be the world's fastest rack-and-pinion ...